Day 2 In the Bag; Schreiner Leads Queenstown
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After another tough six levels of play, Day 2 of the 2011 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Queenstown Main Event came to a close on Friday.
The day started with 71 players taking to the felt and by the start of the third level, over 20 of those had made their way to the rail. When all was said and done there were exactly 50 players who headed toward the exit on Friday, with the likes of Ricky Kroesen, Ben McLean, Jesse McKenzie and PokerStars Team Online Pro Dale Philip just some of those who no longer have a chance at APPT glory.
The player primed with the best chance at making a run at the NZD$94,300 first place prize is Germany’s Marcel Schreiner. Schriener started the day as one of the chipleaders and while he had a rollercoaster start to the day, by the time his chips were going in the bag, his stack was towering over the competition, with 453,800 in chips.
While there will only be 21 players returning on Saturday there are still plenty of familiar names in the field with Tom Grigg (220,500) the closest opponent to Schreiner, while Andrew Hinrichsen (90,000), Jackson Zheng (121,200) and Hugh Cohen (143,900) all return for Day 3 action with plenty of chips.
Also remaining in the field and returning for Day 3 is 2010 APPT Sydney Main Event Champion, Jonathan Karamalikis. Returing with an impressive 192,800 in chips, “xMONSTERxDONGx” is set to give himself a fighting chance at becoming a two-time APPT champion.
With the small amount of players returning for Day 3 and play not scheduled to finish until Day 4 on Sunday, the tournament will have late afternoon start on Saturday. The action will be kicking off at 4.00 p.m local time and the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will again be on the floor with all the action as the 2011 APPT Queenstown Main Event plays down to a final table.